Ordinance No. 67i
AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING C. Q. ALEXANDER TO
SELL, TRANSFER AND ASSIGN BUS SYSTEM FRANCHISE
GRANTED BY ORDINANCE PASSED ON -THIRD AND FINAL
READING ON OCTOBER 18, 1949, TO TUNNEL TRANSIT
CO. , INC..' ; A PRIVATE 'CORPORATION , "`'AND CONSENTING
TO AND.APPROVING SUCH SALE, TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT.
WHEREAS, on: the 18th day., of October; A -. D., 1949, the City
Council of the City of Baytown, passed on third and final reading
an ordinance captioned as follows:
DEFINING TERMS: GRANTING TO C. Q. ALEXANDER A
FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH MAINTAIN AND OPERATE OVER THE
STREETS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, A BUS SYSTEM
FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR-HIRE:
GRANTING SAID FRANCHISE FOR T14ENTY FIVE .(25) YEARS:
.PROVIDING FOR EXTENSION OF SAID FRANCHISE TO ANY
TERRITORY ANNEXED IN THE FUTURE: ESTABLISHING
PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF DEFINITE ROUTES OVER
AND UPON WHICH BUSSES SHALL TRAVEL AND PROVIDING FOR
CHANQ,ING AND ALTERATION OF ROUTES AND ESTABLISHING
DIFFERENT ROUTES OR ADDITIONAL ROUTES: PROVIDING
TRIPPER SERVICE AND DEFINING SAID TERM AND ESTABLISH-
ING RATES THEREFOR: PROVIDING REGULAR BUS STOPS ON J
CITY STREETS: ESTABLISHING RIGHT FOR RATES AND
PROVIDING _METHODS AND :TANS OF DETERMINING WHETHER -
-` C RATES OF FARE SHALL BE INCREASED: PROVIDING FOR
COMPENSATION TO BE PAID CITY UPON GROSS RECEIPTS AND
METHOD OF INCREASE OR DECREASE OF SAID COMPENSATION,
AND TIME OF PAYMENT: REQUIRING GRANTEE TO KEEP
BOOKS AND RECORDS AND CARRY PUBLIC LIABILITY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE: PROVIDING PROTECTION TO
BUSINESS OF GRANTEE: PROVIDING THE RIGHT OF PURCHASE
BY THE CITY OF THE PROPERTIES'OF SAID GRANTEE AT
EXPIRATION'OF FRANCHISE, AND METHOD OF SAID PURCHASE
® AND MANNER OF DETERMINING PRICE: PROVIDING CONDITIONS
OF.PURCHASE AND RIGHT OF GRANTEE TO APPLY FOR
EXTENSION OR NEW FRANCHISE: PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER
AND SALE OF FRANCHISE: PROVIDING FOR .FORFEITURE OF
FRANCHISE: PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE: PROVIDING
TIME FOR TAKING EFFECT OF,FRANCHISE, AND CONDITIONS
THEREUNDER;
and,
%iHEREAS, it is provided in Section 13 of said ordinance that
"This grant shall not be sold, transferred or assigned by'the
Grantee exc.ept with the consent of the City Council such consent
and approval to be evidenced by ordinance_adopted by said City
Council" and
WHEREAS, the
system franchise gr
the said Grantee is
of'the City Council
said C. Q. Alexander" is Grantee of the bus
anted by the above- referred to ordinance, and
desirous of securing the consent-and approval
of the City of Baytown to sell, transfer and
a'ssign'the said franchise.to Tunnel-Transit Co., Inc., a corporation,
and said Grantee has requested the •City Council of the City.of
Baytown. to give its consent and approval of such sale, .transfer
and assignment..
N011, THEREFORE,- BE IT ORDAINED BY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOl+1N: That C. Q. Albxander,. Grantee in 'the4 Above
referred to ordinance is hereby authorized to sell, transfer and
assign the bus system franchise granted to said Grantee by the. above
referred to ordinance to Tunnel .Transit.Co., Inc.,'-a-private. corpor-
ation, incorporated under the lays of the State of Texas, and the ".
® City Council of the -City of Baytown does hereby consent to such
sale, transfer and assignment'and such sale, transfer and assign-
ment is hereby approved by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
Passed and adopted by the City Council on the 157— day
of November, A. D., 1949:
C:
Mayor
City of Baytown,. xas
Attest
Y - -City Clerk
'Baytotim, Texas
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® APPLICATION OF C. Q. ALEXANDER
FOR A BUS LINE FRANCHISE AND ANY
AND ALL NECESSARY AUTHORITY FROM
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO OPERATE
BUSES FOR COMPENSATION IN LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE OVER STREETS
WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS
The Honorable Mayor, and
City_ Councilmen
City of Baytown
Baytown, Texas
Sirs;
Comes now C. Q. Alexander, and files and submits his
application to the City of Baytown, Texas for a bug
line franchise, and any and all necessary authority
• from the city_ of Baytown, Texas, to operate buses trans-
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porting passengers for compensation in local transporta-
tion service over streets within the city of Baytown,
subject to any and all applicable provisions of the
city charter, and in support thereof says; C. Q.
Alexander is in the process of organizing a Corpora-
tion under the laws of the State of Texas, with its
principal place of business to be in Baytown, Harris
County, Texas. C. Q. Alexander to be the majority
stockholder, President and General Manager of said cor-
poration; and propose to complete organization during
the procedure of issuing this requested Franchise.
Applicant.: seeks a franchise for a period of twenty -
five (25) years, authorizing the conduct of bus line
operations in local transportation service of passengers
for compensation over such reasonable routes as shall
be approved by the City Council,
C. Q. Alexander proposes to accord expeditious, con-
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venient, regular, adequate, economical and dependable
local bus transportation service. C. Q..Alexander is
willing and able to conduct the proposed local trans-
-. - poetation service. The applicant has adequate.- finan-
cial resources and adequate new equipment available to
conduct the proposed operation and service.
Personnel experienced in conducting - transportation of
the kind and character proposed will assist.in conduct-
ing operations and service under the franchise requested
in this application, Lunder the supervision of C. Q.
Alexander.
The transportation to be conducted by C. Q. Alexander.
under and by virture of the franchise here sought from
the City of Baytown will be conducted in accordance with
the will of the City Council as provided in the City
Charter. For your convenience and consideration I am
including as a part hereof form of franchise hereby
requested.
WHEREFORE, Applicant C. Q. Alexander, prays that the
City of Baytown issue to C. Q. Alexander such franchise
• for a term of twenty -five (25) years, and applicant also
requests such other and - additional authority as may be
necessary covering and authorizing the-operation of
local 'bus transportation service in the City of Baytown.
DATED At Baytown, Texas, September M. 1949.
Respectfully submitted,
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C. Q. Alexander
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